Expertise in patent law specific to optical, photonics, and laser technology is right in our neighborhood. Mark Gallagher, a lawyer with a PhD in Optical Sciences from the University of Arizona, has been advising clients in the optics/photonics/lasers space from the Irvine, California, headquarters of Knobbe Martens for over 25 years. A unique patent attorney whose focus has been almost exclusively on optical and laser technologies for over two decades, Mark has been assisting companies and universities in California, across the U.S., and elsewhere in the world, in obtaining patents for lasers, laser systems, lens designs, displays, camera systems/imagers, waveguide devices, photonic integrated circuits, holography and diffractive optics, birefringent and polarization components, interferometers, spectrometers, optical coatings, solid state optical devices, eyewear, intraocular lenses, ophthalmic diagnostic equipment, augmented and virtual reality headsets, OCT instruments, wavefront aberrometers, nonlinear optics, fiber optics, and anything optical or pertaining to light, UV, visible and infrared. On any given day Mark might be working on high power lasers, optical switches for telecommunications, films with optical microstructure for security applications, head mounted displays for U.S soldiers, fluorescence microscopy for biological assays, visualization systems for neurosurgery, or prescription progressive lenses for presbyopia patients.
Mark has been a partner at Knobbe Martens for 20 years where he has chaired the physics/optics/semiconductor/material science practice group for a decade. (See also Mark Gallagher, Ph.D. | Knobbe Martens). Knobbe Martens has deep bench strength with a number of patent practitioners handling optical technologies.
Knobbe Martens is a law firm that focuses primarily on intellectual property (IP), e.g., patents, trademarks, copyrights and trade secrets, and routinely assists clients on complex patent and trademark prosecution in the U.S. and worldwide as well as IP litigation, legal diligence for investment in and acquisition of companies and IP portfolios, licensing and more. With offices across the U.S., well over 200 lawyers and technology specialists collaborate to deliver tailored solutions for clients ranging from multinational corporations to start-ups and emerging companies at every stage. Discover more at www.knobbe.com.
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